Matt Burns

Matt Burns is a family man first and attempts to be a writer second. Born and raised in the heart of the automotive world, only cars eclipse his love of gadgets. He previously wrote for Engadget and EngadgetHD before moving into the party house that is TechCrunch.

His passions include emails, run-on sentences and following through with action items developed during a conference call.

Latest from Matt Burns

Do you like to get your hands dirty and want to be a part of the best startup show in tech? If so, you should sign up to be a TechCrunch Work Exchange Volunteer at Disrupt San Francisco 2015. We’re happy to announce that we have now started accepting applications to the Work Exchange, and welcome all those who want to be a part of the show. Read More

Diversity is a problem even Silicon Valley cannot solve — something Tracy Chou plainly highlighted in 2013 when she set up a database to help quantify the Valley’s diversity issue with the hopes of bringing to light just how few women engineers there are at top tech firms.
Now, in 2015, companies inside and out of the Valley are striving to solve this issue and we’re… Read More

He’s the former co-founder of the social startup Loopt, which was funded by his current company — Y Combinator — in 2005 and acquired by the Green Dot Corporation in 2012. He’s Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, and we’re thrilled that he’ll be joining us once again for an on-stage interview at Disrupt SF 2015.
When it comes to seed-stage accelerators… Read More

Beth Seidenberg is a licensed physician immunologist who helped bring drugs like the asthma drug Singulair and the pain medication Vioxx to market before turning to venture capitalism. As a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), she’s helped develop companies that led to some pretty sizable exits, and we’re thrilled to announce that Seidenberg will be talking with… Read More

The E3 gaming conference was last week.
We didn’t actually go, but we watched from afar and soaked up all the latest that the gaming world has to offer. John’s in Poland, but Greg, Matt and Darrell were all thrilled to chat up the new Oculus controllers, the latest games, and the future of VR gaming.
I was thrilled to get work done while they chatted.
This week’s episode… Read More

Disrupt San Francisco 2015 is still a few months away, but if you’re a startup looking to get your product in front of some of the best entrepreneurs, investors, and journalists around, it’s never too soon to start planning to attend the show. This year’s conference runs from September 21 – 23 at San Francisco’s historic Pier 70, and we can’t wait to see… Read More

He founded the Atom Factory talent management agency, helped pop artist Lady Gaga reach millions of little monsters with a branded social network, and launched a VC firm with investments in heavyweight tech firms like Dropbox, Uber and Spotify. He’s Troy Carter, and we’re thrilled to announce that he’ll be joining us for a live on-stage interview at Disrupt SF 2015. Read More

If you’ve been putting off buying your ticket to Disrupt San Francisco 2015, now is the time to act. Seriously, right now. There’s only one day left to secure your extra early bird tickets to the show at the deeply discounted rate of $1,795 (normally $2,995). Read More

That was fast. All the 2-for-1 tickets to Disrupt London have gone. Did you miss out? Don’t sweat it. Soon, you’ll have yet another opportunity to partake in this unique opportunity to snag 2-for-1 tickets, but you’ll need to sign up again for the next wave of tickets. Read More

There are remote control cars and then there are Remote Control Cars. This is the latter of the two. Range Rover UK developed a prototype system that allows a Range Rover Sport to be controlled remotely through a smartphone app. And not just the door locks. The vehicle can be driven from the app. Read More

While it may seem far away, Disrupt London will be here before you know it. Disrupt London 2015 takes place December 7-8 at the Copper Box Arena in London, and you aren’t going to want to miss the show.
With this year’s Disrupt, we are giving you the unprecedented opportunity to purchase a limited supply of tickets at the special rate of two for the price of one, but you need to… Read More

Today at Sony’s E3 2015 press conference the company announced that it will unbundle its Vue streaming channels and offer the stations a la carte. In doing so, Sony becomes the first provider to offer (at least some) TV stations to the American consumer without bundles.
Details are still a bit fuzzy but it seems clear-cut. Subscribers will be able to choose which stations they want in… Read More

The PlayStation 4 will soon stream content from DLNA source or connected USB device. The update comes tonight. Finally.
Sony announced the impending update in a pre-show to its E3 press conference. The update will start rolling out to PS4s tonight, but as with updates, your millage could very. But soon, very soon, one of the most requested PS3 features will finally hit the next… Read More

Microsoft’s E3 2015 press conference just ended. And unlike in year’s past, the company actually showcased games. Imagine that: Showing off games at a gaming conference.
This is novel for the Xbox One era. Microsoft finally remembered what the Electronic Entertainment Expo is all about. Games and more games. Read More

If you’ve been putting off buying your ticket to Disrupt SF, you should definitely stop procrastinating. You have just a few days left to purchase extra early bird tickets to the show at the discounted rate of $1,795 (normally $2,995).
Disrupt SF 2015 runs from September 21-23 at the historic Pier 70, and with all of the wonderful speakers and killer startups we’re lining up for… Read More

After launching at Disrupt NY 2013, the HR management startup Zenefits is taking the enterprise human resources world by storm. Parker Conrad is the co-founder and CEO of Zenefits, and we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Parker will be joining us for an on-stage interview at Disrupt San Francisco 2015.
Zenefits is one of the fastest growing companies in Silicon Valley, most… Read More

TechCrunch’s annual summer soirée is coming. It’s hard to believe we are 10 years old, but we celebrated that this weekend, and now we want to take the party down south for our annual get together with our friends at August Capital. They will host TechCrunch and hundreds of local investors, founders and developers at its sunny (and hot) deck on Sand Hill Road. Read More

Ron and Topher Conway are the father and son duo behind SV Angel and we’re thrilled to announce that they will be joining us for a live onstage interview at Disrupt SF.
SV Angel is an early-stage investment company that has invested in companies like the new product aggregation site Product Hunt, the hot startup mattress company Casper and the HR startup Zenefits. Oh, and not to… Read More

Applications for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF are now open, and you only have until 9 a.m. PT on June 22 to apply. Disrupt SF will take place on September 21-23 at Pier 70, and Startup Battlefield companies spend six minutes onstage pitching their companies and ideas to millions around the world via the live stream. Read More

While summer is just around the corner, it won’t be long until the leaves start to fall and winter rears its head. Fortunately, with winter comes Disrupt London 2015, which takes place December 7-8 at the Copper Box Arena in London. And with Disrupt London, we’re giving you the unprecedented opportunity to purchase a limited supply of tickets at the special rate of two for the price… Read More